Meghan Markle headed to Los Angeles on Tuesday evening to attend a screening for Cookie Queens, a documentary about the Girl Scouts on which she serves as an executive producer.
"Cookie Queens follows four young women striving to become their own 'Cookie Queen', and be a top seller of Girl Scout Cookies," the synopsis for the documentary reads.
The event marked the Duchess of Sussex's first public solo appearance since she travelled to Geneva in May, and the wife of Prince Harry looked as glamorous as ever. The royal was seen wearing an all-cream ensemble, which she topped off with a pair of brown open-toed sandals.
Meghan was also accessorised to the nines, with an eye-catching set of bracelets, but one piece of jewellery was noticeably absent, the engagement ring that Prince Harry presented her with back in 2017. She did, however, keep wearing her golden wedding band.
© Roadside Attractions via Getty ImagesMeghan's ring is visually stunning and holds sentimental value for her husband. It features a central, cushion-cut diamond from Botswana (a special place for the pair as they took a trip to the African country during the early days of their dating before announcing their relationship to the world) and two smaller round-cut diamonds from the personal collection of Harry's late mother, Princess Diana.
Speaking in a Q+A at the premiere, Meghan said: "I was thinking about something my husband told me ages ago, we all go through experiences, life is full of surprises. But, you know, he was a helicopter pilot in the British Army for ten years.
© Roadside Attractions via Getty Images"And sometimes on really hard days, he was like, 'My love, you know, even if there's a storm happening, above the storm, the sun's always shining'. And that’s a perspective that only comes from zooming out a little bit.”
She continued: "So I think if you really zoom out and think, 'My gosh, how many things have we gone through that felt hard and then we still get through them. Or how many goals do you think you’re not going to hit and you hit them - or you supersede them! So it's so important to maintain that perspective, that no matter what feels insurmountable, there's always that sunshine above."
Meghan's travels and ditching of her engagement ring
Earlier this year, during a trip to Jordan, Meghan was seen without the ring. While still wearing her wedding band at the National Centre for Rehabilitation of Addicts, Meghan was seen without the diamond ring. She hasn't spoken about her decision not to wear the ring.
Although Meghan has shared some recent holiday photos, her last public appearance came back in May when she flew out to Geneva, where she attended the inauguration ceremony for The Lost Screen Memorial on Geneva's Place des Nations, ahead of the opening of the 79th World Health Assembly.
Hosted by the World Health Organization and Archewell Philanthropies, the installation features fifty illuminated lightboxes, each displaying the lock screen image of a child who lost their life as a result of online violence and digital harm. Meghan also opted for a look to match the sombre occasion, a black pantsuit and her hair tied into a tight bun, the only colour coming from her Logan Hollowell diamond and emerald chain necklace.
"Behind me stands The Lost Screen Memorial," the mother-of-two started. "Not statistics. Not avatars. Not data points. Children. Each name belonged to a child who was loved beyond measure. A child whose laughter once filled a kitchen. Whose shoes once waited by a front door. Whose future once felt limitless."
